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Backyard Starship
- Backyard Starship, Book 1
- De: J.N. Chaney, Terry Maggert
- Narrado por: Jeffrey Kafer
- Duración: 12 h y 58 m
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When Van Tudor returns to his childhood home, he inherits more than the family farm. His grandfather used to tell him fantastic stories of spacemen and monsters, princesses and galactic knights. Little did Van realize, the old man's tales were more than fiction; they were real. Hidden beneath the old barn, Van’s legacy is waiting: a starship, not of this world. With his combat AI, an android bird named Perry, Van takes his first steps into the wider galaxy. He soon finds that space is far busier and more dangerous than he could have ever conceived.
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holy smokes
- De Tod en 12-14-21
- Backyard Starship
- Backyard Starship, Book 1
- De: J.N. Chaney, Terry Maggert
- Narrado por: Jeffrey Kafer
Think kinda lame "Guardians of the Galaxy", except…
Revisado: 04-22-25
Not as funny. No alien main characters. No soundtrack. More 50's references than 80's references.
Still, pretty entertaining fluff.
The narrator is good, other than the bizarre lack of ability (for a narrator) to have more than one discernible voice. The women sound like the men, and the aliens sound like humans (except that he occasionally adds a faint accent)
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The Light of All That Falls
- Licanius, Book 3
- De: James Islington
- Narrado por: Michael Kramer
- Duración: 30 h y 39 m
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After a savage battle, the Boundary is whole again - but it may be too late. Banes now stalk the lands of Andarra, and the Venerate have gathered their armies for a final, crushing blow. In Ilin Illan, Wirr fights to maintain a precarious alliance between Andarra's factions of power. With dark forces closing in on the capital, if he cannot succeed, the war is lost. Imprisoned and alone in a strange land, Davian is pitted against the remaining Venerate.
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Very bemused...
- De David T. en 01-12-20
- The Light of All That Falls
- Licanius, Book 3
- De: James Islington
- Narrado por: Michael Kramer
It's good. Even "very" good. Even great, if you don't mind predestination
Revisado: 03-26-25
"Predestination" is not a spoiler. It's foundational to the story. It's annoying, but he manages to make it work. There was only one (repeatedly, by multiple people) ridiculously bad decision, out of all 3 books, where I was screaming at my phone trying to get them not to ignore the obvious. The author's attempts to explain the repeated bad decision (which is better than many authors, who just us "stupidity" as the explanation) just weren't satisfying, and it was obvious what was going to happen for several chapters (and hours).
In the end, I was just happy when the bad thing finally happened, so everyone could stop ignoring the obvious foreshadowing.
Ironically, with all that buildup, it ended up not causing much of a problem, which makes me wonder why he even bothered shoe-horning it in.
There's a nice twist at the very end that makes the predestination tolerable.
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The Third Scour
- The Cycle of the Scour, Book 4
- De: Edward W. Robertson
- Narrado por: Tim Gerard Reynolds
- Duración: 15 h y 51 m
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The young sorcerer Cally has routed the Mallish invaders from Collen, the home of his love Myla. For the first time in a long time, the land is at peace. But few believe it will last. Brought before Collen's highest authority, the Pastkeepers, Cally is told a deep secret: the Rod of the Devil's Tongue, the artifact he used to defeat the Mallish, has even greater powers than he knows. If he can unlock them, he can drive the Mallish out of Collen forever.
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Very Repetitive
- De gabriel en 04-23-25
- The Third Scour
- The Cycle of the Scour, Book 4
- De: Edward W. Robertson
- Narrado por: Tim Gerard Reynolds
Good story, but he's still a stupid kid
Revisado: 03-10-25
Even when he explains that he did something stupid because he was a stupid kid, it still annoys me. I think it's because they are usually not the kind of stupid things I did as a teenager.
Still, the overall story was good, and the writing was great. It's not the author's fault that I consider being stupid to be the worst plot device ever devised.
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Remnant Population
- A Novel
- De: Elizabeth Moon
- Narrado por: Suzanne Toren
- Duración: 12 h y 18 m
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For 40 years, Colony 3245.12 has been Ofelia’s home. On this planet far away in space and time from the world of her youth, she has lived and loved, weathered the death of her husband, raised her one surviving child, lovingly tended her garden, and grown placidly old. And it is here that she fully expects to finish out her days - until the shifting corporate fortunes of the Sims Bancorp Company dictates that Colony 3245.12 is to be disbanded, its residents shipped off, deep in cryo-sleep, to somewhere new and strange and not of their choosing.
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Grandmother Wisdom Wish Fulfillment
- De Jon B en 04-25-22
- Remnant Population
- A Novel
- De: Elizabeth Moon
- Narrado por: Suzanne Toren
My new favorite not-in-my-genres book
Revisado: 02-21-25
It was just really interesting, along with being well-written. The protagonist was a "cranky, bitter, old woman," but so much more than that. She showed many things, including, perhaps most impressively, that even an elderly woman, with a long history of mistreatment, going back to her childhood, can come to terms with it and grow to become a more loving and accepting person, even with those that are different from everyone she's ever known.
When you mix that with an alien people with a mysterious and blended history and culture, plus an intricate language exchange, technology re-creation, and so much more, it becomes a wonder.
It is a timeless book that deserves a much wider audience.
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Limits of Power
- Paladin's Legacy, Book 4
- De: Elizabeth Moon
- Narrado por: Angela Dawe
- Duración: 20 h y 15 m
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The unthinkable has occurred in the kingdom of Lyonya. The queen of the Elves - known as the Lady - is dead, murdered by former elves twisted by dark powers. Now the Lady’s half-elven grandson must heal the mistrust between elf and human before their enemies strike again. Yet as he struggles to make ready for an attack, an even greater threat looms across the Eight Kingdoms.Throughout the north, magic is reappearing after centuries of absence, emerging without warning in family after family - rich and poor alike.
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RE-RE-RECORD PLEEASE!!!!NarratorRUINS GREAT BOOK
- De Anita en 06-11-13
- Limits of Power
- Paladin's Legacy, Book 4
- De: Elizabeth Moon
- Narrado por: Angela Dawe
Narrator change too drastic
Revisado: 02-13-25
If you have one narrator for 6 books, then switch to a similar one, thing bring the original back, people will start to ssociate that narrator and that style with the story.
If you then you bring in someone new, and very different, and have them pronounce all the place names differently, while adding inflection in strange places at the end of almost every sentence, and giving everyone under 15 really high squeaky voices, it might bother some people.
It definitely botheted me.
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Seveneves
- A Novel
- De: Neal Stephenson
- Narrado por: Mary Robinette Kowal, Will Damron
- Duración: 31 h y 55 m
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A catastrophic event renders the earth a ticking time bomb. In a feverish race against the inevitable, nations around the globe band together to devise an ambitious plan to ensure the survival of humanity far beyond our atmosphere, in outer space.
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Odd narrator choice
- De Josh Mitchell en 05-30-15
- Seveneves
- A Novel
- De: Neal Stephenson
- Narrado por: Mary Robinette Kowal, Will Damron
If you're a "hard science" writer, but you aren't a geneticist, don't try to write genetic "hard science."
Revisado: 12-03-24
I quit when it hit the "5000 years later" part and it turns out that the genetic scientist, whose one job was to ensure genetic diversity, went in the opposite direction.
Until then, it was a pretty typical Stephenson novel, with lots of "hard science" used to build the story, other than that the "foreshadowing" was laid much thicker than expected.
He even foreshadowed the complete failure of genetic diversification so bluntly at the end of part 2 that I went into the last part thinking, "If he seriously plans to screw this up that badly, I'm done."
He should stick with physics and codebreaking.
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Blood over Bright Haven
- A Novel
- De: M. L. Wang
- Narrado por: Moira Quirk
- Duración: 15 h y 21 m
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For twenty years, Sciona has devoted every waking moment to the study of magic, fueled by a mad desire to achieve the impossible: to be the first woman ever admitted to the High Magistry at the University of Magics and Industry. When Sciona finally achieves her ambition and becomes a Highmage, she finds her challenges have just begun. Her new colleagues are determined to make her feel unwelcome—and instead of a qualified lab assistant they give her a janitor.
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It's aight
- De Jason en 12-10-24
- Blood over Bright Haven
- A Novel
- De: M. L. Wang
- Narrado por: Moira Quirk
Loved 95% of it
Revisado: 11-10-24
ML Wang is an excellent author. Both of her books I've read (her only remaining non YA novels) have been excellent, both in the story and the writing. Both have been compelling and hard to put down/turn off.
I just didn't like the ending, especially the very end. It didn't seem to make sense for the world she wrote about in the rest of the book, and it didn't solve the underlying problem.
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Murtagh
- The World of Eragon
- De: Christopher Paolini
- Narrado por: Gerard Doyle, Christopher Paolini
- Duración: 24 h y 32 m
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The world is no longer safe for the Dragon Rider Murtagh and his dragon, Thorn. An evil king has been toppled, and they are left to face the consequences of the reluctant role they played in his reign of terror. Now they are hated and alone, exiled to the outskirts of society. Throughout the land, hushed voices whisper of brittle ground and a faint scent of brimstone in the air—and Murtagh senses that something wicked lurks in the shadows of Alagaësia. So begins an epic journey into lands both familiar and untraveled.
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Warning: Spoiler rant
- De Abbadon en 11-11-23
- Murtagh
- The World of Eragon
- De: Christopher Paolini
- Narrado por: Gerard Doyle, Christopher Paolini
I hope this is the last Murtagh book
Revisado: 11-03-24
I love the Inheritance Cycle, but it appears that the author has determined that Murtagh's past made him an idiot. He chooses, time and again, to go against the advice of friends, logic, foretellings and even over Thorn's reluctance. It never goes well.
I stopped reading it halfway through, disgusted with the poor decision-making. I returned to it several months later, since I couldn't remember why I'd stopped. It took less than a chapter to be reminded, as he continued to follow the same pattern, but to a lesser extent. He keeps it up to the bitter end, creating the next story line through sheer lack of common sense, which is excused as curiosity or, as he often justifies his actions, "I need to know, now, to protect everyone and no one else could possibly help or come back later to do it."
Poor decisions, especially repeated poor decisions, inexeplicable or "explained" by past trauma, are the writing device of the lazy and/or the speed-writer. It wouldn't have taken a ton of effort to have him take the same actions, but for a decent reason that forces his hand, like a hostage, a known time limit, or at least a single opinion from another person that agrees with his course of action.
It happens in so many books that it seems that some writers believe that readers *want* characters to make poor decisions, so they are more "believable," but if that's the explanation then I'd appreciate it if they'd space them out enough that I can stop being annoyed with the last one before the next one hits…
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Quarter Share
- Trader's Tales, Book 1
- De: Nathan Lowell
- Narrado por: Jeffrey Kafer
- Duración: 7 h y 44 m
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In a universe run by corporations, where profit matters more than life, how can an orphan with no skills, no money, and no prospects survive? When Ishmael Wang's mother dies in a senseless accident, he's given a choice: leave the planet on his own, or the company will remove him. To avoid deportation Ishmael finds work as a mess deck attendant on an interstellar freighter.
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Excellent Narration / Fantastic Book!!!
- De bluestatereader en 01-23-17
- Quarter Share
- Trader's Tales, Book 1
- De: Nathan Lowell
- Narrado por: Jeffrey Kafer
The best boring book I've ever read :)
Revisado: 10-10-24
I liked it, but I won't continue the series. There is almost zero conflict. The most "stressful" moment was the difficulty one character had passing a test. It's the "slice of life" of space fiction.
I don't know how Mr. Lowell is able to make boring enjoyable, but he does, over and over. It makes me wish he'd write something deeper.
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The Deluge
- De: Stephen Markley
- Narrado por: Corey Brill, Danny Campbell, Gibson Frazier, y otros
- Duración: 40 h y 39 m
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In the first decades of the 21st century, the world is convulsing, its governments mired in gridlock while a patient but unrelenting ecological crisis looms. America is in upheaval, battered by violent weather and extreme politics. In California in 2013, Tony Pietrus, a scientist studying deposits of undersea methane, receives a death threat.
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Couldn’t get into it.
- De Review Reviewer en 01-20-23
Most of the main characters get more likeable.
Revisado: 09-25-24
This is a very good book, but it's really long, and it can seem, in the beginning, that it's not going to be worth it, but please push on, unless you're politically a fairly hard conservative, in which case it will offend you and your loved ones on almost every page…
Most of the characters start out as not very likeable. Minor spolier: If you can push through the first story of the addict, when he rapes a girl that's passed out drunk and in general seems to be a waste of a human life (even in his own opinion) he eventually, over 20+ years, develops into someone that cares about other people and sacrifices himself to save other people's lives.
In general, I don't like redemption stories, and most of the characters in this book start out needing to be redeemed. I prefer protagonists who seem to be decent people, but with some flaws. That's not how this book works, other than 1 or 2 notable characters out of 10+ "main" characters and 20+ "major" characters.
Some of them, however, get worse, including "radicalization" stories that in some sense are treated as "necessary."
I trusted Stephen King's opinion though, and trudged on, and it was worth it, although I could have done without the last chapter (a flashback).
I don't think I "liked" a single major character, but I'm (obviously) a fairly judgemental person, so maybe you'll just accept them as they are and appreciate the good points. I hope you are, and this book is all about hope (with a heavy dose of despair).
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